IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0041365
(2011-03-05)
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등록번호 |
US-8229072
(2012-07-24)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
5 인용 특허 :
212 |
초록
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The system uses an X-ray imaging system having an elongated lifetime. Further, the system uses an X-ray beam that lies in substantially the same path as a charged particle beam path of a particle beam cancer therapy system. The system creates an electron beam that strikes an X-ray generation source
The system uses an X-ray imaging system having an elongated lifetime. Further, the system uses an X-ray beam that lies in substantially the same path as a charged particle beam path of a particle beam cancer therapy system. The system creates an electron beam that strikes an X-ray generation source located proximate to the charged particle beam path. By generating the X-rays near the charged particle beam path, an X-ray path running collinear, in parallel with, and/or substantially in contact with the charged particle beam path is created. The system then collects X-ray images of localized body tissue region about a cancerous tumor. Since, the X-ray path is essentially the charged particle beam path, the generated image is usable for precisely target the tumor with a charged particle beam.
대표청구항
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1. An X-ray apparatus as part of a particle beam cancer therapy system, said particle beam cancer therapy system irradiating a tumor of a patient with a charged particle beam during use, said apparatus comprising: an electron generating cathode;a control electrode;a plurality of accelerating electro
1. An X-ray apparatus as part of a particle beam cancer therapy system, said particle beam cancer therapy system irradiating a tumor of a patient with a charged particle beam during use, said apparatus comprising: an electron generating cathode;a control electrode;a plurality of accelerating electrodes;a magnetic lens;a quadrupole magnet, all of said control electrode, said accelerating electrodes, said magnetic lens, and said quadrupole magnet located between said cathode and an X-ray generating anode, said control electrode, said accelerating electrodes, said magnetic lens, and said quadrupole magnet combining to form a substantially parallel electron beam with an electron beam cross-sectional area, wherein a cross-sectional area of said cathode is greater than about six times that of the electron beam cross-sectional area; anda synchrotron configured to accelerate the charged particle beam,wherein said anode comprises a location within about forty millimeters of the charged particle beam,wherein the tumor is targeted using X-ray images collected using X-rays from said X-ray generating anode,wherein the tumor is treated using the charged particle beam, andwherein the X-rays run substantially in parallel with the charged particle beam. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the electron beam comprises an oblong cross-sectional shape resultant from said quadrupole magnet, wherein X-rays generated at said anode comprise an about circular cross-sectional shape. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein power to said control electrode comprises synchronization to respiration of the patient. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said X-ray generating anode comprises a location within about twenty millimeters of the charged particle beam. 5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein said X-ray generating anode maintains a single static position: (1) during use of said X-ray generating anode; and(2) during tumor treatment with the charged particle beam. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein use of said X-ray generating anode occurs within thirty seconds of subsequent use of the charged particle beam for tumor therapy. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said synchrotron comprises: exactly four turning sections; andno quadrupoles in the circulating path of the synchrotron. 8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said synchrotron comprises: exactly four, ninety degree, turning sections. 9. An X-ray method as part of a particle beam cancer therapy system, said particle beam cancer therapy system irradiating a tumor of a patient with a charged particle beam during use, said method comprising the steps of: generating X-rays with an X-ray generation source, said X-ray generation source comprising: an electron generating cathode;a control electrode;a plurality of accelerating electrodes;a magnetic lens; anda quadrupole magnet, all of said control electrode, said accelerating electrodes, said magnetic lens, and said quadrupole magnet located between said cathode and an anode, said control electrode, said accelerating electrodes, said magnetic lens, and said quadrupole magnet combining to form a substantially parallel electron beam with an electron beam cross-sectional area, wherein a cross-sectional area of said cathode is greater than about six times that of the electron beam cross-sectional area;accelerating the charged particle beam with a synchrotron;targeting the tumor using X-ray images collected using X-rays from said X-ray generation source; andtreating the tumor using the charged particle beam,wherein the X-rays are generated by the electrons from said cathode striking said anode, andwherein the X-rays emitted from said anode run substantially in parallel with the charged particle beam. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the electron beam comprises an oblong cross-sectional shape resultant from said quadrupole magnet, wherein the X-rays generated at said anode comprise an about circular cross-sectional shape. 11. The method of claim 9, wherein said anode comprises a location within about forty millimeters of the charged particle beam. 12. The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of: synchronizing generation of the X-rays to respiration of the patient. 13. The method of claim 9, wherein said X-ray source maintains a single static position: (1) during use of said X-ray source; and(2) during tumor treatment with the charged particle beam. 14. The method of claim 9, wherein said anode comprises a tungsten anode. 15. The method of claim 14, further comprising the step of: generating electrons with said cathode, said cathode having a first cross-sectional distance. 16. The method of claim 15, further comprising the steps of: focusing the electrons from said first cross-sectional distance to a second cross-sectional distance with said focusing control electrode; andaccelerating the electrons with said accelerating electrodes. 17. The method of claim 16, further comprising the step of: forming a substantially circular cross-section X-ray beam, wherein said substantially parallel electron beam comprises an oblong cross-sectional shape, wherein geometry of said X-ray generation source yields the substantially circular cross section X-ray when struck by the electron beam having said oblong cross-sectional shape, the X-ray beam running substantially in parallel with the charged particle beam. 18. The method of claim 17, further comprising the step of: cooling said tungsten anode with a cooling element connected to a backside of said tungsten anode. 19. The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of: using said X-ray generation source within thirty seconds of subsequent use of the charged particle beam for tumor therapy. 20. The method of claim 9, wherein said synchrotron comprises: exactly four turning sections; andno quadrupoles in the circulating path of the synchrotron. 21. The method of claim 9, wherein said synchrotron comprises: exactly four, ninety degree, turning sections.
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